READ MORE: Heather’s Favorite Things: Branson, Part 1 During the second half of our fun-filled weekend in Branson, Savvy and I visited Beyond the Lens! and its Flyride experience for the first time, and that was one of my favorite new adventures in the city. You definitely want to dress cute when you visit Beyond…
With the ongoing pandemic, Project Zero is shaking up its annual Aiming for Zero event. This year, the nonprofit will be hosting Aiming for Zero Celebration To-Go on Nov. 6. For this unique event, Project Zero is providing a celebration basket filled with a gourmet, four-course meal prepared by local chefs, along with wine…
Silver Dollar City is ready to celebrate the holidays with its An Old Time Christmas festival! The holiday extravaganza will run from Nov. 7 – Dec. 30 and will have more lights and shows than ever before. Silver Dollar City, located in Branson, Mo., is known for its Christmas celebration. The annual event is…
Smile Arkansas welcomes Dr. Alyssa Lambert! Originally from Memphis, Dr. Lambert is a well-trained clinician who has been acknowledged for her work in general and cosmetic dentistry. She earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry in Memphis, where she received several scholarships and awards for her…
On Oct. 30, Sissy’s Log Cabin is kicking off its 50th Anniversary Food Drive to give back to local food banks. Food drives will be held at each Sissy’s Log Cabin location. The company has locations in Little Rock, Conway, Pine Bluff and Jonesboro, as well as one in Memphis. Through this food drive,…
Day-in and day-out, the Gaines House works to ensure that women are taken care off, providing adult homeless women who have disabilities with a living residence as they prepare for independent living. Since 1967, the nonprofit has been committed to supporting women and improving conditions for those with mental, physical and behavioral health disabilities. …
For this week’s Thirsty Thursday, AY About You sits down with Round Mountain Coffee in Conway. Round Mountain Coffee is owned by Scott Forbush and co-founded by Kyle Sackhoff. “Scott and I had both worked in the restaurant industry and coffee industry for a number of years and were working at the same…
Love going out to catch a show? Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, these nights out have been sorely limited, but two local arts organizations are partnering up for a special performance. Ballet Arkansas and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra will be performing in an open-air concert in downtown Little Rock in November. The…
A research project conducted at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Sequoyah National Research Center has yielded a new website that tracks the journey of Native Americans who traveled through Arkansas to Indian territory. The research project, entitled Journey of Survival: Indian Removal Through Arkansas, charts the path Native Americans took through Arkansas…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Justina Parker, founder of the blog We Belong. Parker is from Little Rock and currently resides in Maumelle. She holds a Bachelor’s of Professional Studies with a focus in Interdisciplinary Studies from Arkansas Tech University. “After landing a temp job at Heifer…
